City of Lakewood Federal Priorities

I-5 JBLM Corridor Interchange and Capacity — $820 million
City of Lakewood
Federal Priorities
Elected Officials
Important Lakewood Info
Don Anderson
Mayor
I-5 Statistics
• This section of I-5 comprises some of the worst congestion in the entire state and as such is an issue
of local, regional, and national interest
• Over 120,000 vehicles use the corridor daily
• Afternoon traffic speeds slow to 22 MPH to 36 MPH in both directions, 7 days per week
• I-5 is an important regional freight corridor; 12-13% of total vehicles are freight
• Traffic slows to an average speed of 15 MPH during peak-use times
Lakewood Today
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Current population: 58,310; Households: 26,548
Median age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $43,801 compared to $59,374 Statewide
Average household income: $65,912
Median home value in 2013: $194,610
Unemployment rate—6.4% compared to 5.6% Statewide and 5.7% in Seattle
Lakewood property tax rate is $1.44 per $1,000 assessed value
JBLM: 158,697 population: 46,496 Service Members, 57,946 Family Members, 16,896 Civilians, and
33,938 Retirees
Approximately 26,250 jobs in Lakewood
3,528 businesses operate in Lakewood
Possess high school diploma/equivalent—86.9% compared to 90% Statewide
Possess at least a Bachelors degree—20.8 compared to 31.6% Statewide
Diversity: 60% White,15% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Native American
Jason Whalen
Deputy Mayor
Mary Moss
Councilmember
Michael Brandstetter
Councilmember
Marie Barth
Councilmember
Paul Bocchi
Councilmember
John Simpson
Councilmember
CONTACT INFORMATION
John J. Caulfield
City Manager
6000 Main Street SW
Lakewood WA 98499
jcaulfield@cityoflakewood.us
(253) 983-7703
Jake Johnston
www.CityofLakewood.us
2400 NW 80th St., Suite 191
Seattle, WA 98117
jake@johnstongr.com
(206) 240-3133
City of Lakewood Federal Priorities
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I-5 JBLM Corridor Interchange and Capacity
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CDBG
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CDBG
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Port Defiance Rail Bypass—Basic Safety Enhancements
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CDBG
CDBG
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CDBG
Current status: WSDOT moving forward with an Alternative Analysis for the full corridor and
Interchange Justification Report (IJR) that will result in a preferred alternative by the end of 2014/
early 2015
Total Project Cost: $820 million
Provide congestion relief, improved mobility and travel time reliability
Improve connectivity between communities and JBLM location
Improve access to JBLM, reducing back up on the interstate
Reduce demand on I-5 by rebuilding priority interchanges with phased improvements.
Project lead is the Washington State Department of Transportation; other partners include City of
Lakewood and JBLM
Ramp metering and some minor Intelligent Transportation System improvements have been made
Provides public safety improvements including: safety fencing, sound walls, security cameras and
detection equipment
Total Project Cost: $87 million
Outstanding Need: $4.6 million
Port Defiance Rail Bypass—Lakewood Amtrak Station
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Adds a station to the City of Lakewood bringing Amtrak access to the community and JBLM
EB5 Foreign Investment Regional Center
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Lakewood created a Targeted Employment Zone to utilize this federal program
Secured commitments of investors to create 2 new hotels in Lakewood
Extreme federal delays (more than 2 years) prevented these developments
Community Development Block Grant and HOME
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CDBG funding has dropped from $913,000 in 2000 down to $471,752 in 2014
HOME funding has dropped from $464,000 in 2000 down to $242,800 in 2014
Lakewood has helped families fix up nearly 150 homes at a cost of nearly $6 million since 2000
coupled with basic physical infrastructure improvements in needy neighborhoods
CDBG
JBLM Air Corridor
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CDBG
Other Federal Priorities
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CDBG
CDBG
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Two zones; clear zone and the air corridor
Zoned for limited use but the area contains numerous businesses and homes that create a large
economic impact for the City
A main entrance to the City of Lakewood
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A) COMMUTE Act of 2014 (H.R.5290) gives the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) the authority
to grant awards for the construction of transportation infrastructure improvements in military
communities
A North Gate Road and Edgewood Avenue
B Veterans Drive at American Lake Park
C North Thorne Lane at Future Gravelly to Thorne Connector (aka: Union Avenue)
D Madigan Access Project (Berkeley Street I-5 Interchange)
B) Expansion of OEA’s authority to provide sustainable funding beyond base gates to assist and
partner with the communities (e.g. SSMCP) that they serve
C) The City supports reauthorization of the TIGER grant program in the MAP-21 Reauthorization and
supports designating a portion of these funds for cities under 100,000 in population size